Brownlow Medallist

Watching the replay, it was really clear how good 2MP is in the ruck. He seems to do what neither Witts or Smith can - actually tap it directly to our mids. Does anyone have Hitouts to Advantage stats? I wager 2MP would have at least a few in there.

Premiership Player

I think Lewis mentioned it in the commentary on Saturday night but we were sticking tackles that we would normally miss and it made a huge difference, whoever is focusing on our tackling technique is a large part of why we look so much better I think

i agree, most of the players are in first and second pre season, is good to try them up in pre season games and create chemistry with each other and see what they can do. A win is a bonus , getting 100 points mean that they can play attacking football . My only concern is the same old criticism when the going get tough after 3rd and 4th rounds of AFL football, with a few scapegoat players or Dew critic playing players out of position or keep them in NEAFL (Rinse and repeat) .

EDIT : is hard to know what the direction here in BF every year , high praise in pre season then turn into TEAM and coach criticism after a few round of AFL games.

Club Legend

Watching the replay, it was really clear how good 2MP is in the ruck. He seems to do what neither Witts or Smith can - actually tap it directly to our mids. Does anyone have Hitouts to Advantage stats? I wager 2MP would have at least a few in there.

Team Captain

Mate, I haven't commented on the game yet and didn't even watch it so I can't say how good you guys were, what I do know is by looking at the stats and team sheets after the game it was clear Geelong didn't take the game seriously. It's great to get some confidence but I would feel the same way about a win like that if it was us beating Richmond under similar circumstances. Just been real. Hope you guys have a great year building real team cohesion and culture.

Has Dew commented on Greenwoods likely forward/midfield time split, I assume so but can't find it anywhere?

Premiership Player

Mate, I haven't commented on the game yet and didn't even watch it so I can't say how good you guys were, what I do know is by looking at the stats and team sheets after the game it was clear Geelong didn't take the game seriously. It's great to get some confidence but I would feel the same way about a win like that if it was us beating Richmond under similar circumstances. Just been real. Hope you guys have a great year building real team cohesion and culture.

Has Dew commented on Greenwoods likely forward/midfield time split, I assume so but can't find it anywhere?

Geelong certainly didn't appear to be trying as hard as our blokes, but you can only deal with what the opposition offers up. Gold Coast was really switched on & could not have been more impressive. We're entitled to be pleased with what we witnessed.

As for Greenwood, I don't remember Dew nominating a time split. My guess is about 50:50. On Saturday's form, we want him in the midfield a lot, but I think we've got a lot of players to rotate through there this year.

Premiership Player

Mate, I haven't commented on the game yet and didn't even watch it so I can't say how good you guys were, what I do know is by looking at the stats and team sheets after the game it was clear Geelong didn't take the game seriously. It's great to get some confidence but I would feel the same way about a win like that if it was us beating Richmond under similar circumstances. Just been real. Hope you guys have a great year building real team cohesion and culture.

Has Dew commented on Greenwoods likely forward/midfield time split, I assume so but can't find it anywhere?